BFI Art Of Action Season Kicks Off In October With YES, MADAM!, POLICE STORY and More This Week!
Folks keen on Hong Kong classics between now and December can take to the cinema wide and online program for the BFI’s Art Of Action Season this week. The run begins Wednesday with the release of Yes, Madam!, the 1985 action classic starring Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock and directed by late action legend Corey Yuen.
The film is a solid standout among the cadre of Hong Kong cinemas girls-with-guns genre, pitting Yeon and Rothrock opposite actors James Tien and Dick Wei in a story of two inspectors from opposite sides of the world to investigate the murder of a British agent. Enveloped in the shenanigans of a group of unfortunate thieves now being targeted by a ruthless gangster, it’s up to the lady inspectors to bring the house down and deliver justice.
The BFI Art Of Action Season for the late quarter also includes screenings of Jackie Chan’s cinematic mainstay, The Police Story Trilogy, and Buster Keaton’s 1926 classic, The General, all presented in association with Eureka Entertainment. Click here for more info on the titles and screening locations, and trailers.
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